DHAKA, Aug 13, 2025(BSS) – Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today filed a case against Md Azizul Islam, a Shologhar union parishad chairman in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj district and his wife Maya Islam for acquiring illegal wealth beyond their known sources of income and laundering money. 

Deputy Director (PR) of the anti graft body Md Aktarul Islam disclosed the information to the media.

According to the ACC report, Md Azizul Islam mentioned his assets and properties worth about Taka 44,09,50,090 in his tax return for the year of 2023-24. 

The ACC during its investigation found his genuine income worth about Taka 42,88,02,789 from 1999-2000 tax year to 2023-24 tax year, whereas he spent Taka 227,48,97,030 at that time. The team also found his savings worth about Taka 5,81,07,925. 

The ACC alleged that he spent additional money amounting to Taka 178,79,86,316 at that time. After deduction of his bank loan, his known source of income was Taka 35,77,49,022, the report added.

Besides, Maya Islam, wife of Azizul Islam, mentioned her total assets and properties worth about Taka 12,51,50,292 in her tax return for the tax year of 2023-24. 

The ACC team found her genuine sources of income amounting to Taka 14,08,11,878 from 2008-2009 tax year to 2023-24 tax year. They also found her savings money worth about Taka 6,87,88,383 that means she spent additional taka amounting to 28,83,35,154. After the reduction of bank loan, out of her known source of income was Taka 11,77,09,290. 

The ACC alleged that the accused chairman and his wife acquired huge illegal wealth and handed over, transferred and converted that money through money laundering.

The ACC Deputy Director Md Hafizul Islam today filed the case against them under section 27(1) of the ACC Act 2004, sub sections 2 and 2 under section 4 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act-2012 and under section 5(2) of the Corruption Prevention Act of 1947.